Tokyo Olympics badminton women's singles final. 23-year-old Zhejiang star Chen Yufei. In 2004, Chen Zhe learned that Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sports School came to Tonglu to select young talents. Before he could figure out which program, he hurriedly took Chen Yufei, who was in the

24th gold!

On the evening of August 1st

In the badminton women's singles final of the Tokyo Olympics, 23-year-old Zhejiang star Chen Yufei

won the badminton women's singles championship

and won the first Olympic medal in her athlete career

In 1998, Chen Yufei was born in Tonglu, Hangzhou.

"I have always wanted my children to go to the sports field and feel the charm of sports." Chen Yufei's father, Chen Zhe, is a sports fan.

In 2004, Chen Zhe learned that Hangzhou Chen Jinglun Sports School had come to Tonglu to select young talents. Before he could figure out which project, he hurriedly took Chen Yufei, who was in the upper class of kindergarten, for an interview.

At this time, 6-year-old Chen Yufei knew nothing about badminton.

"Fortunately, it was badminton. If the football coach had come to recruit people at that time, my dad would have sent me to play football." Chen Yufei later recalled the past with a smile.

In Hangzhou, Chen Jinglun Sports School is famous and has trained many sports stars. Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen both started their careers in this school.

However, in the first two years of Chen Jinglun Sports School, Chen Yufei’s training content was the most boring racket, swing, and footwork. She recalled, "I almost never had a chance to play."

Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. The boring training not only did not dampen Chen Yufei's enthusiasm, but instead laid a solid foundation for her. At the age of 10, Chen Yufei entered the Zhejiang Provincial Team and was selected for the National Youth Team at the age of 13.

In 2012, at the Asian U15 and U17 Youth Badminton Championships held in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, Chen Yufei won the silver medal in women's singles for the first time and rose to prominence. The following year, 15-year-old Chen Yufei became a member of the second national team.

In November 2016, 18-year-old Chen Yufei won the women's singles championship of the World Youth Badminton Championships. This was the first time that the Chinese team won the women's singles championship of the World Youth Championships after 9 years.

A few days ago, Chen Yufei’s magic trick “I predicted your prediction” became a hot search topic. Netizens all said: I’m so stupid!

However, before becoming "the world's number one", Chen Yufei also experienced the "darkest moment".

Chen Yufei is 171cm tall, which can be said to be the golden height for badminton. However, she always lacks some strength due to her thin figure. Xia Xuanze, the singles head coach of the national badminton team, once commented, "Chen Yufei's core strength is weak and her butt is weak, so her playing strength is naturally not strong enough."

In 2017, Chen Yufei lost consecutively in competitions. This was also the most confusing time for her.

lost to Thailand's Busanlan in the semi-finals of the Thailand Masters, lost to teammate Chen Xiaoxin in the Swiss Open final, , and lost to Japan's Kawakami Saina in the China Masters. In the three most important tournaments to win the championship and grab points, In the gold medal match, Chen Yufei did not achieve the desired results. In other competitions during the same period, she lost to Sun Yu, Dai Ziying , Akane Yamaguchi .

In the 2018 Uber Cup semi-finals in Bangkok, Thailand, Chen Yufei lost to Intanon , setting the worst record in the 34-year Uber Cup history of the Chinese team.

"It's so difficult to play in the gold medal tournament. Then in the super tournament, I guess I will be among the ones eliminated in the first round. How can I take responsibility?" Although I had doubts, with my knowledge of badminton With love and persistence, Chen Yufei regrouped and trained hard. She told herself not to doubt herself because of this, but to build greater self-confidence.

2019 was a bumper year for Chen Yufei. She won a total of eight championship trophies in various international competitions, including the All England , the Soviet Union Cup and the Tour Finals. In December, she defeated Dai Ziying and won the After winning the Tour Finals, she ascended to the world No. 1 spot for the first time and became the best-performing women's singles player in the world in 2019. In the final of the Malaysian Masters, he defeated Tai Tzu Ying again.

△ In the women's singles final of the Malaysian Badminton Masters, Chen Yufei defeated Tai Ziying 2-0 and won the championship.

As she gets older, her technical level improves, and her psychological quality becomes better and better, Chen Yufei's role in the national feather team becomes more and more important."(Achievements) came step by step. In the first two years, I gradually felt that I could compete with them (old players) and then have the opportunity to defeat them." When talking about his current role in the team, Chen Yufei knows that not only must she be herself, but she must also play a leading role in the team.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics is Chen Yufei’s first Olympic journey. Chen Yufei made it all the way, defeating teammate He Bingjiao in the semifinals, and met her old rival Dai Ziying again in the finals.

We are familiar with the "Yu Liang dispute" between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei . In the women's singles arena, the stories of Chen Yufei and Dai Ziying are equally legendary.

27-year-old Chinese Taipei athlete Dai Ziying, Chen Yufei and Dai Ziying are old rivals. In the last four games, Chen Yufei won three times and lost one.

But earlier, Chen Yufei and Dai Ziying suffered defeats in their first 11 matches.

In the long years of 11-game losing streak, Chen Yufei always showed some shortcomings in strength at critical moments, either not confident enough, or not tough enough; either lacking strength, or fearless and making more mistakes; always missing a breath. I always feel that failure is due to strength.

Despite repeated defeats, Chen Yufei never thought of giving up. Time came to 2019. In the final of the All England Badminton Championships, Chen Yufei defeated Dai Tzu Ying 2:0. While winning the championship, she also ushered in her first victory against Dai Tzu Ying.

Since then, the two sides met three times in the Malaysian Open, China Tournament and Denmark Tournament, and Chen Yufei lost three games in a row. Until the year-end Badminton World Tour Guangzhou Finals, Chen Yufei defeated Tai Tzu Ying for the second time. While winning the finals championship, she also snatched the world number one in women's singles from Tai Tzu Ying.

met again in the Olympics this time, adding another legend to this story.

Source: Zhejiang News Client Producer Wang Zengjun Planner Tu Chenxin Editor Wang Yichuan Design Li Lingyi, the copyright belongs to the original author.

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